Comparison

Birdfy vs Snake Identifier

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Birdfy

Monitor your backyard visitors in real-time with live streaming and automatic video capture of birds and animals. Organize clips by species, track nesting processes, and share your discoveries with a global community. Optional cloud services offer advanced AI recognition and extended recording.

Highlights
  • Live stream bird and animal activity
  • Automatic video capture of detected moments
  • Categorize clips by bird species
  • Track nesting and hatching processes
  • Community sharing of observations
  • AI-powered species identification (cloud service)
  • Customizable highlight reels (cloud service)
Features
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The Bird Side of Life 1. Live Stream: Real-time Bird Visitor Tracking - View the device's live feed anytime, anywhere to track birds or animals visiting your backyard. 2. Moment Auto-Capture: Automatically Record Wonderful Moments - The device automatically records short video clips when it detects birds or other creatures, saving key moments without manual operation. You can view these directly within the app. 3. Categorized Collection: Manage Wonderful Clips by Bird Species - Sort videos by bird species based on recognition results or your manual selection, allowing you to easily find, manage, and browse your collected video content. 4. Community Sharing: Explore Other Users' Fascinating Observations - Share or browse wonderful content of bird visits with users worldwide. Enjoy an immersive video stream experience that supports Browse by bird species, expanding your birdwatching horizons. 5. Bird Nesting & Hatching Process Tracking (for Birdhouse Devices) - Automatically identify and record the complete process of birds from nest building, laying eggs, hatching, to fledging. The process is automatically archived by stages, allowing you to browse the entire lifecycle on a timeline. Finally, a merged video is generated, fully presenting the precious process of nesting and raising young. 6. Cloud Services (Optional Paid Premium Features) - AI Recognition Cloud Service: When enabled, it supports more intelligent video analysis and content organization, including: * Accurate Identification: 6000+ bird/animal identification, accurately recognizing species like birds, squirrels, and other visiting animals in your device's footage. * Highlights: Automatically generates daily highlights, selecting the most exciting moments of the day. * Monthly/Annual Recap: The system organizes and generates monthly and annual highlight video compilations for easy review and saving. * Birdfy Data: Records bird visit times, frequency, and species, generating data reports. * Smart Moment List Filtering: Supports quick filtering of interesting bird videos by recognition results, improving Browse efficiency. - MVR Cloud Service * Standard recording is 20 seconds. Subscribing provides longer moment recording times (30 seconds+) and longer moment preservation times. - Collection Cloud Service * Standard users have only 5GB of collection memory. Subscribing increases collection memory to 20GB+.

About

Snake Identifier

Identify snake species instantly with AI-powered photo analysis. Get detailed profiles, danger level estimates, and log your encounters. Explore a community atlas of sightings worldwide.

Highlights
  • AI-powered species identification
  • Detailed species profiles
  • Danger level estimates
  • Personal Field Log
  • Community Serpent Atlas
  • Look-alike species awareness
Features
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Spotted a snake and want to know what it might be? Take or upload a photo and Snake Identifier suggests a likely species in seconds. Then browse more than 1,000 species in the Snake Encyclopedia. IMPORTANT Snake Identifier never tells you whether a snake is venomous, dangerous, or safe. AI identifications are best guesses and can be wrong. Treat every snake as potentially venomous, keep your distance, and never approach or handle a snake because of a result. If you or someone else is bitten, call your local emergency number straight away. Do not wait to identify the snake. WHAT YOU GET • A species suggestion with appearance, size, classification, diet, reproduction, habitat, range, and conservation status • The Snake Encyclopedia: 1,000+ species with credited Wikimedia Commons photos, identification guides, and answers to common questions • A Field Log for the finds you want to keep, plus a full history of every identification • The Atlas: identifications shared publicly by the community • Report Content on any shared identification that looks wrong or inappropriate HOW IT WORKS 1. Take a photo, or pick one from your library 2. Add optional notes, like where and when you saw it 3. Get a species suggestion and open the full profile 4. Add the finds you want to keep to your Field Log BEFORE YOU START The first time you open the app, you'll read our full AI Identification Disclaimer. Results are general information, not expert identifications, and are not medical, wildlife-removal, or legal advice. When in doubt, contact a herpetologist or your local wildlife authority. Find our EULA here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Birdfy4 screens
Snake Identifier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Snake Identifier at 100% against Birdfy's 49%. Snake Identifier also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Birdfy's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 28). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Birdfy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.39 per month and Snake Identifier sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snake Identifier holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birdfy has 3.9K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Birdfy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Snake Identifier's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birdfy ships an update every 10 days, Snake Identifier every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Birdfy versus Snake Identifier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirdfySnake Identifier
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (3.9K ratings)4.9 (28 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.9K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17
Further details — not scored
Size290 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNETVUE, INC.Kawaii

Customer experience

Birdfy

All ratings3,864 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral4.9%
Negative18.7%
Written reviews818 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative42.9%

Snake Identifier

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Birdfy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to delete devices
  • Unreliable live view and video uploads
  • Unexpected app logout and account deletion

Requested features

5 requests
  • Batch editing for misidentified birds
  • Favorites/frequently spotted section
  • Landscape mode support
  • Customizable notification sounds
  • Motion detection sensitivity adjustments

Snake Identifier

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Birdfy

Subscriptions9
  • Collection Storage Basic mo.$2.391 Month
  • MVR - Basic - Monthly$2.391 Month
  • MVR - Plus - Monthly$3.591 Month
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  • Hummingbird Recognition mo.$4.691 Month
  • Bird Recognition Basic mo.$5.891 Month
  • Collection Storage Pro mo.$7.091 Month
  • Collection Storage Basic ann.$23.491 Year
  • MVR - Basic - Annual$23.491 Year
  • Bird Recognition Basic ann.$57.991 Year
One-time1
  • Bird Recognition Lifetime Plan$99.99
2 purchases

Snake Identifier

Subscriptions2
  • Snake Identifier Pro (Weekly)3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Snake Identifier Pro (Yearly)$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Birdfy free?
Birdfy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snake Identifier free?
Snake Identifier is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birdfy or Snake Identifier?
Snake Identifier is rated higher. Birdfy averages 4.2 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Snake Identifier averages 4.9 from 28 ratings.
Do Birdfy or Snake Identifier have ads?
Neither Birdfy nor Snake Identifier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birdfy or Snake Identifier?
Birdfy ships an update every 10 days, and Snake Identifier every 2 months. Most recently, Birdfy was updated on November 6, 2026 and Snake Identifier on October 30, 2026.

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